Republican group appeals ruling striking down federal gay marriage ban

[William769]

Moving swiftly, gay marriage foes on Friday appealed a San Francisco federal judge's order this week finding the federal government's ban on same-sex marriage benefits unconstitutional.

In court papers, a group of congressional Republicans defending the federal gay marriage ban revealed they are appealing the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 9th Circuit will become the second federal appeals court to now consider the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act, a 16-year-old law known as DOMA.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, a Republican appointee of former President George W. Bush, concluded the federal law violates equal protection rights because it denies the same benefits available to heterosexual couples.

The ruling came in the case of Karen Golinski and Amy Cunninghis, a San Francisco couple married in the brief window of time when gay marriages were legal in California prior to the 2008 passage of Proposition 8. Golinski, a lawyer for the 9th Circuit, argued in her lawsuit that she was unable to secure health benefits because of DOMA's restrictions.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20036850

[truthisfreedom]

1. Why republicans insist on legislating from inside other people's bedrooms is beyond me.

[xchrom]

2. du rec. nt

[Irishonly]

3. Evil jerks

Republicans really should consider changing the party's name to the Evil Jerks party. We discriminate against everyone except white, straight males that do not use any drug we don't like.

[plantwomyn]

4. The Republican Party

has already spent over a million Taxpayer $$$$ to defend DOMA. Now more to appeal. They use MY tax $$$$ to deny me equality.

Lovely.

[sarcasmo]

5. The old white guy party. Hate, War and more Hate.

Here in Michigan we have had the Republican candidates on the local news a few times. Whoever the Republican candidate is that is on TV, I ask the wife, where's Waldo? The Waldo I am asking about is a minority, many times you don't find Waldo.